A Rutgers—Newark student is dead only days before receiving his degree after being involved in a hit-and-run incident, according to NJ Advance Media.Mujahid Henry, a School of Public Affairs and Administration senior, was thrown into parked cars after being hit by a 2007 Ford Escape on East Linden Avenue around 12:30 a.m.

Earlier this month, Rutgers alumna Imbolo Mbue was presented with the prestigious PEN/Faulkner award for her recently published novel, “Behold the Dreamers.”The annual award is among the most highly regarded in literature.

In response to threats of deportation aimed at Rutgers student Carimer Andujar, more than 150 members of the University’s community organized at the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) headquarters on Tuesday night to strategize for retaliation.Spilling out of the main room and into the stairwell, the group planned the logistics for two rallies.

On Friday, student organizations dedicated to addressing climate change and sustainability met on the steps of Brower Commons for the annual Rutgers Earth March.The march was organized primarily by Students for Environmental Awareness with the help of other environmentally-focused groups such as Rutgers Veg Society, Rutgers Student Environmental Coalition, RU Progressive, the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) and Students for Environmental and Energy Development.Dan Chulak, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, participated in and promoted the march.

On Thursday, New Brunswick made national headlines after United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted “targeted enforcement action” in the city, detaining at least 10 residents.Individuals were arrested from seven sites, all within the confines of New Brunswick, according to My Central Jersey.

Rutgers pays for co-ownership of new cultural centerOn Thursday, the Rutgers Board of Governors unanimously voted to invest $17 million in the creation of the new performing arts center in downtown New Brunswick. The partial ownership will allow for the Mason Gross School of the Arts to expand its curriculum by forming a brand new musical theater program.

The spending habits of Rutgers athletics have been under fire this week after NJ Advance Media reported that the department could owe the University more than $20 million by 2021.The Athletics Department operates on an annual budget of approximately $80 million, according to the article.

A School of Arts and Sciences junior has made it her mission to transform the Writers House Lounge in Murray Hall into a take-a-book, leave-a-book library for the Rutgers community.Already, Kristan Petillo has curated a collection of more than 600 books for the library from a wide variety of genres and time periods.

On March 8, a verbal dispute culminated with an assault at around 12:45 a.m. on the College Avenue campus, according to a New Brunswick crime report.Video footage taken on the night of the incident shows a group of about 30 students involved in an apparent altercation.

Rutgers Honors College students have reportedly been without warm water in their buildings for at least two weeks.While the situation has improved over the last two days, many students are still showering with cold or lukewarm water, said School of Arts and Sciences first-year Ankush De.John F.

Students from multiple facets of the University have come together to draft a petition, urging administrators to acknowledge student input in the hiring of a new director of the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA).Last April, a search committee was formed to interview candidates.